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world2 months ago•20 min saved

BBC Faces Funding Crunch as Licence Payers Fall Ahead of Charter Talks

The BBC’s annual report shows a sharp drop in license-fee payers (about 539,000 fewer to roughly 23.3 million) even as licence income rose to £3.9B due to inflation. The broadcaster is pressing for a revamped funding model in its charter renewal negotiations, including options to charge streaming viewers, while implementing £500M in cost cuts and around 2,000 layoffs as it trims TV, radio and content spend in response to declining licenced usage.

via Deadline|

#bbc #charter-renewal #funding-model

social-media3 years ago•1 min saved

Twitter Labels BBC and NPR as 'Government Funded Media'

Twitter has labeled the BBC's account as "government funded media," despite the broadcaster being predominantly funded by UK households via a license fee. The BBC is seeking a resolution with Twitter, stating that it is and always has been independent. Twitter has not provided a definition for what it considers "government funded media" to constitute. The label was given to the BBC after a similar one was given to America's National Public Radio (NPR).

via CNN|

#bbc #government-funded-media #independent